Coolio, thanks. I love the fact that it has a really useful gain range. It never gets out of hand so even maxed my notes still are discernable. I set gain about halfway and it has that perfect juiced amped sound that I love. I've been getting away from high gain these past few months in favor of a more natural, slightly overdriven sound. I wasn't expecting the VT to fit that bill perfectly, but it has. I find I am using it mainly with the diode selector to the right. I don't know which one that is, but it works great for my style.